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Minor Moves: Lin, Sanchez, Sosa, Ni, Burriss

By Jeff Todd | December 21, 2013 at 5:22pm CDT

We'll keep tabs on the day's minor moves right here …

  • The Rangers have inked Taiwanese outfielder Che-Hsuan Lin to a minor league deal, Baseball America's Matt Eddy tweets. Signed by the Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 2007, Lin got his only 12 major league plate appearances in 2012 with Boston, swatting three singles in 12 plate appearances. He's hit .253/.349/.339 in his seven minor league seasons.
  • The Dodgers have signed two right-handed pitchers, Romulo Sanchez and Henry Sosa, and lefty Fu-Te Ni to minor league deals, according to Eddy (via Twitter). Sanchez spent 2013 in the Mexican League, while Sosa pitched for a Korean team last year. Ni last pitched in 2012, when he amassed a 4.56 ERA in 23 2/3 innings for the Tigers' Triple-A affiliate.
  • Eddy tweets that the Nationals have signed three minor league free agents: shortstop Emmanuel Burriss, catcher Mitch Canham and first baseman Brock Peterson. Burriss, 28, has seen 801 plate appearances in parts of five MLB seasons, but has struggled to a .243/.304/.269 line. He last appeared in the majors in 2012 with the Giants. The 29-year-old Canham has never appeared in the majors, but has seven minor league seasons under his belt and a lifetime line of .255/.340/.364. Now 30, Peterson got 28 plate appearances with the Cardinals in 2013, his first taste of the big leagues, managing just a .077 batting average. His career minor league triple slash of .274/.354/.464 is much better, however.
  • The Nationals have also signed backstop Chris Snyder to a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training, the club announced via Twitter. The soon-to-be 33-year-old Snyder should have a chance to compete for the club's backup job with younger options Jhonatan Solano and Sandy Leon. Snyder's last substantial MLB action came in 2012 with the Astros, when he put up a .176/.295/.308 line in 258 plate appearances. Snyder did, however, post an OPS over .800 last year in his time at Triple-A with the Orioles and Angels. His career MLB line stands at .224/.328/.382 in 2,459 plate appearances. The Steamer and Oliver projection systems (via Fangraphs) both like Snyder to put up an 84 wRC+ at the plate next year while adding solid defense. Snyder spent part of the spring with the Nationals last year, but requested his release when he failed to make the big league roster. Snyder would earn $1MM plus incentives if he makes the roster out of the spring, reprots ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick (via Twitter). 
  • The Brewers have released righty Cody Scarpetta, tweets Eddy. As Eddy notes, Scarpetta was twice ranked among the ten best prospects in the Milwaukee organization, and occupied a 40-man spot for three seasons. The 25-year-old posted a 3.85 ERA in 117 innings at Double-A Huntsville in 2011 before missing the 2012 season to undergo Tommy John surgery. Scarpetta mustered only a 7.15 ERA in 34 innings at the High-A level last year, including an ugly 9.5 BB/9.
  • As always, MLBTR's DFA Tracker is your guide to players currently (or previously) facing DFA limbo. At the present, seven players have been removed from their clubs' 40-man rosters while they wait to learn their fate: Eric Surkamp of the Giants, Brett Marshall of the Yankees, Trey Haley of the Indians, Chance Ruffin of the Mariners, Ryan Reid and Jerry Sands of the Pirates, and Alex Castellanos of the Red Sox. Decisions are due today on Castellanos and tomorrow on Reid and Sands, but the others could be forced to sweat things out over Christmas.

Aaron Steen contributed to this post.

 

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  1. Joe Orsatti

    4 years ago

    What about Ryan Reid and Jerry Sands? What happened to them on the wire. They aren’t even on the tracker

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    • BeisbolJunkie

      4 years ago

      I noticed tgat too. I thought it would have been fixed by the next post.

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    • Jeff_Todd_MLBTR

      4 years ago

      Not sure why they got left out, but I’ll add them and figure out where things stand. Thanks for pointing out.

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    • Jeff_Todd_MLBTR

      4 years ago

      I added them to the tracker, but was not able to find any update on their statuses. Of course, we should expect to see something today or tomorrow.

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  2. GrilledCheese39

    4 years ago

    I still don’t think this closes the book on Cruz and Texas. I think he could come back to DH, his price will decrease, the Rangers don’t have to give up a pick, and have a big need at DH

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    • GrilledCheese39

      4 years ago

      Whoopsies wrong article 🙂

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  3. Dbacksfan44

    4 years ago

    I think Ryan Reid could be a nice pickup

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  4. bucsws2014

    4 years ago

    Oakland will pick up Jerry Sands and in three years he’ll be Brandon Moss.

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    • GrilledCheese39

      4 years ago

      Oh man I hope not

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  5. Devern Hansack

    4 years ago

    I hope that Lin sees some playing time. He’s so dynamic with the glove that he’d surely be of value in the majors.

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  6. Daniel Franklin

    4 years ago

    Rangers are all over the Asian market, having signed a Japanese infielder, a Korean outfielder, and a Taiwanese outfielder in the last few days.

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  7. BeisbolJunkie

    4 years ago

    Fu-Te Ni hasn’t pitched since 2012 because he had TJ surgery 6/1/12

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    • BlueSkyLABlueSkyLA

      4 years ago

      I guess you’d have to call that a Ni injury.

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  8. BlueSkyLABlueSkyLA

    4 years ago

    The most interesting thing about these three Dodgers signings is that Sanchez clocks in at 6’5″ and 270 lbs.

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